Practice Areas

Our attorneys regularly represent clients in contract disputes; fiduciary, officer, director and shareholder litigation; and a wide range of other business litigation. We also provide day-to-day advice to employers and act as outside corporate counsel for small businesses. Our clients include international corporations, national non-profit entities and regional and local businesses. On behalf of our clients, we conduct litigation, arbitration or mediations where appropriate.

Our attorneys provide legal advice in areas such as contract negotiation, dispute resolution, financial transactions, leasing, mergers and acquisitions, employment and severance agreements, and intellectual property services on behalf of our clients. In addition, our business attorneys will attend meetings of board of directors and managers upon request. Our attorneys work with corporate clients to review internal procedures, policies and business practices to ensure that our clients are as up to date as possible on changing legal requirements, regulations and industry practices. This helps our clients to avoid legal issues and litigation before business is disrupted by prolonged and expensive lawsuits. NHPH’s business services include legal advice regarding entity formation and preparation of corporate documents, including operating agreements, partnership agreements, shareholders’ agreements and bylaws. In addition, we assist our clients with their business succession and dissolution needs, as well as advise them upon the withdrawal of an owner and/or disputes between owners.

NHPH maintains a robust practice representing the interests of primarily employers in federal and state litigation under Title VII, §1981, the ADA, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, the ADEA and other state and federal labor laws. We routinely represent employers throughout the pre-suit process with the EEOC and through litigation and trial. Additionally, Ney Hoffecker Peacock & Hayle represents employers directly and through their insurance (EPLI) coverage in litigation throughout Georgia involving claims of discriminatory or unlawful employment practices. Ney Hoffecker Peacock & Hayle also is litigation panel counsel for large national Professional Employment Organizations (PEO’s), which provide human resource and payroll services to employers.

NHPH provides extensive estate planning and asset protection planning services to its clients, as well as assistance with probate issues. Additionally, NHPH maintains an active probate litigation practice, focused upon the representation of executors, administrators, trustees and beneficiaries. We regularly handle will and trust disputes, as well as cases involving inheritance through intestate succession.

NHPH represents individuals in divorce, custody and other family law matters. NHPH attorneys include experienced family law litigators who have successfully protected the rights of firm clients in divorce and family law proceedings. NHPH attorneys also represent clients in legitimation, adoption and termination of parental rights proceedings, as well as actions involving alimony, support issues and modification applications in courts throughout Georgia.

Our attorneys regularly represent clients injured by the professional negligence of attorneys, accountants and other non-medical professionals. Our professional negligence practice is one of the few in the Southeast to focus extensively upon cases involving allegations of attorney malpractice. In addition to claims of malpractice involving such professionals, we also handle fee disputes, bar grievances and professional licensing issues.